498 | English for Psychologists and Sociologists
If he had bought the enterprise shares at that time, he would not have been ruined.
Had you known about it before, he would have taken appropriate measures.
Were you one hundred percent right, I should agree with you without hesitation.
Provided they were wrong, nobody would support their ideas.
XVI. Read, analyze and translate:
She speaks as if she were an expert in this particular field of psychology.
They look as if they were working at this problem all night long.
His survey was so accurate and detailed as if he had been investigating this subject all his life.
They are discussing this matter as if they were engaged in this project for a long time.
The effect of this enterprise was so successful as if it had been calculated up to the slightest details.
His business turned out to be a success as if he had had a great experience in such affairs before.
She knows a lot of tricks in economic policy as if she were a graduate of the Economics Academy.
Their life goes on rather well as if they were progressing in their own business.
She loves her work so much as though she were an inborn specialist in fiscal policy.
He speaks English so fluently as though he had lived in England since his childhood.
He spoke in favour of bankers as though he had always defended their interests.
He was reasonable in his offer as though he had been taught to communicate effectively.
The situation at the labour market is so drastic as though nothing could be done to relieve it.
He was so pleased with his mission as though he had fulfilled the conditions of their trade treaty.
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He hesitated a little before taking a decision as though he did not know what I was speaking about.
His arguments seem rather surprising as though he were not sure in the outcome of their joint venture.
I want to conclude an agreement just now lest I should lose direct contacts.
They hurried with taking urgent measures lest they should miss this chance.
He decided to insert all the agreed appointments into his diary lest he should forget about the necessary meetings and invitations.
He decided to check up once more all the aspects of this important order lest it should happen to be a failure.
They left the town in a hurry lest they should be caught by police for this dishonest deal.
He tried to avoid his former friends lest he should be involved in the drug business.
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XVII. Read and translate the following sentences:
It should have been noted that the emotional reactions
had varied in intensity and duration.
One may have guessed that his experiment was not close
to the task.
Practically any non-language task could be adapted to the
scientific study of motor learning, provided the
performance of the subject could be accurately measured
and recorded.
None of these problems could have been investigated unless
the investigators had had at their disposal adequate
apparatus.
If there were improved performance, then clearly learning
would be taking place.
Had we analyzed this phenomenon ahead of time, the
misfortune would have been prevented.
The Congress recommended that the research in this field
should be expanded.
It is necessary that the instrumental responses be received
in the process of experimentation.
